Florian Wirtz

Florian Richard Wirtz (born 3 May 2003) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[1]

Florian Wirtz
Personal information
Full name Florian Richard Wirtz
Date of birth (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003
Place of birth Pulheim, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2010 Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
2010–2020 1. FC Köln
2020– Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Bayer Leverkusen 24 (5)
National team‡
2018 Germany U15 1 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U16 5 (0)
2019–2021 Germany U17 4 (0)
2020– Germany U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Known as the next big thing of Germany,Wirtz joined the youth team of 1. FC Köln in 2010, where he remained until signed by Bayer Leverkusen in January 2020.[1] Wirtz made his professional debut for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on 18 May 2020, starting in the away match against Werder Bremen.[2] In doing so, he became the youngest Leverkusen player to debut in the Bundesliga, at the age of 17 years and 15 days.[3]

On 6 June 2020, Wirtz scored his first goal for Leverkusen in the 89th minute of the home match against Bayern Munich, which finished as a 2–4 loss. In doing so, he became the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history at the age of 17 years and 34 days.[4] However, this record was later surpassed by Youssoufa Moukoko on 18 December 2020, at the age of 16 years and 28 days.[5]

On January 19 2021, Wirtz scored the winner in the 80th minute of a 2-1 home win over Borussia Dortmund.

Personal life

Wirtz was born in the Brauweiler district of Pulheim, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]

Playing style

Wirtz is an attacking midfielder, although he can also play wide on the left as an inverted winger. He has a marked offensive mindset and he's a very dynamic midfielder, who covers a lot of ground[6].

References
  1. Florian Wirtz at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 26. Round » Werder Bremen – Bayer Leverkusen". WorldFootball.net. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Florian Wirtz replaces Kai Havertz as Bayer Leverkusen's youngest ever player". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. "Auch Leverkusen kein Hindernis: Bayern marschiert weiter zum Titel" [Leverkusen no hindrance either: Bayern marches on to the title]. kicker (in German). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. "Youssoufa Moukoko becomes youngest ever Bundesliga scorer for Borussia Dortmund against Union Berlin". Bundesliga. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "Wonderkids: Florian Wirtz | Soccerment Research". Soccerment. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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